Fifty-four textbooks have been awarded 2025 Textbook Awards by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA). Nineteen textbooks received William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Awards, 19 textbooks received Textbook Excellence Awards, and 16 textbooks received Most Promising New Textbook Awards.

The McGuffey Longevity Award recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time. The Textbook Excellence Award recognizes excellence in current textbooks and learning materials. The Most Promising New Textbook Award recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials. Congratulations, winners!

All are welcome to attend the 2025 Virtual Textbook Awards Ceremony, which will be held Friday, April 25, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Register here

2025 McGuffey Longevity Award Winners

Anatomy and Physiology, 11th edition
By Kevin T. Patton, PhD, Terry Thompson, MS, MS (HAPI), Frank Bell, DC, MS(HAPI), Peggie Williamson, PT, DPT, MS, MS(HAPI)
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Life Sciences

Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 11th edition
By John A. Van de Walle, Karen S. Karp, Jennifer M. Bay-Williams
Published by Pearson
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Elementary Linear Algebra, 11th edition
By Howard Anton
Published by John Wiley and Sons
College/University
Mathematics, Statistics

 

Family Interaction: Multigenerational and Developmental Perspectives on Diversity Within and Between Families, 6th edition
By Kari Adamsons, Ronald Sabatelli
Published by Cognella Academic Publishing
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Financial Accounting, 14th edition
By Wendy Tietz, C W Thomas
Published by Pearson Education
College/University
Accounting, Business, Economics

 

Interpersonal Communication, 8th edition
By Arthur Jensen, Sarah Trenholm
Published by Cognella Academic Publishing
College/University
Communication, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

 

Introducing Philosophy, A Text with Integrated Readings, 13th edition
By Robert Solomon, Kathleen M. Higgins, Clancy Martin
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Introduction to Leadership, 6th edition
By Peter G. Northouse
Published by Sage Publishing
College/University
Accounting, Business, Economics

 

Introduction to Optimum Design, 5th edition
By Jasbir Singh Arora
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Computer Science, Engineering

 

Introductory Differential Equations, 6th edition
By Martha L. Abell, James P. Braselton
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Mathematics, Statistics

 

Microbiology: Laboratory Theory and Application, 5th edition
By Lourdes Norman-McKay, Michael Leboffe, Burton Pierce
Published by Top Hat
College/University
Life Sciences

 

Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy, 9th edition
By Heidi M. Pendleton, Winifred A. Schultz-Krohn
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Life Sciences

 

Sensation and Perception, 7th edition
By Jeremy Wolfe, Dennis Levi, Lori Holt, Linda Bartoshuk, Rachel Herz, Roberta Klatzky, Daniel Merfeld
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Social Psychology, 12th edition
By Saul Kassin, Steven Fein, Hazel Rose Markus
Published by Sage Publishing
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, 9th edition
By Sandra Hagen-Ansert
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Physical Sciences

 

The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory, 9th edition
By Kenneth Feder
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Understanding and Managing Diversity: Readings, Cases, and Exercises, 7th edition
By Carol P. Harvey, Michele D. Kegley, June Allard
Published by Pearson
College/University
Accounting, Business, Economics

 

Understanding Human Communication, 15th edition
By Ron Adler, George Rodman, Athena du Pre, Barbara Cook Overton
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Communication, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

 

Writing & Reporting for the Media, 13th edition
By John Bender, Lucinda Davenport, Michael Drager
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Communication, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

 

Most Promising New Textbook Award

A Course in Cosmology, 1st edition
By Dragan Huterer
Published by Cambridge University Press
College/University
Physical Sciences

 

Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing, 1st edition
By Janis McMillan, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Children Today: An Applied Approach to Child Development, 1st edition
By Karin Sternberg
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Complexity Science, 1st edition
By Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen
Published by Cambridge University Press
College/University
Physical Sciences

 

CPA Canada Learning Library for Indigenous Learners
By Jennifer Reed
Published by Self-Published
College/University
Accounting, Business, Economics

 

Engaging Citizenship, 1st edition
By Lauren Balasco, Claire Abernathy, Jennifer Forestal
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Essentials of Research Methods for Educators, 1st edition
By Anastasia Kitsantas, Timothy J. Cleary, Maria K. DiBenedetto, Suzanne E. Hiller
Published by Sage Publishing
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Forging America, 1st edition
By Steven Hahn
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, 1st edition
By Marta Victoria
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Computer Science, Engineering

 

Introduction to Quantum Cryptography, 1st edition
By Thomas Vidick, Stephanie Wehner
Published by Cambridge University Press
College/University
Physical Sciences

 

Movement: Black and African American Studies, 1st edition
By Liz Wallace, Jenna TaitPublished by Gibbs Smith Education
K-12
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Picturing Russian Empire, 1st edition
By Valerie Kivelson, Sergei Kozlov, Joan Neuberger
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Principles of Cognition: Finding Minds, 1st edition
By Eduardo Mercado III
Published by Princeton University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

The Utah Adventure, 1st edition
By Leah Kleinigger, Liz Wallace
Published by Gibbs Smith Education
K-12
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Voices: An Ethnic Studies Survey, 1st edition
By Jenna Tait, Liz Wallace
Published by Gibbs Smith Education
K-12
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Who We Are: A History of the United States, 1st edition
By Liz Wallace, Ricky Davis, Bart King, Lois Carlisle
Published by Gibbs Smith Education
K-12
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Textbook Excellence “Texty” Award

A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox, 5th edition
By Anthony Weston, Bob Fischer
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Adolescence and Emerging Adulthoood: A Cultural Approach, 7th edition
By Jeffrey J Arnett, Lene A Jensen
Published by Pearson Education
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Art Matters: A Contemporary Approach to Art Appreciation, 2nd edition
By Pamela Gordon
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Communication, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

 

Business Communication: Process & Product, 11th edition
By Dana Loewy, Mary Ellen Guffey
Published by Cengage
College/University
Accounting, Business, Economics

 

Classical Mythology in Context, 2nd edition
By Lisa Maurizio
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians, 4th edition
By Thomas P. Colville, Joanna M. Bassert
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Life Sciences

 

Converging Media, 7th edition
By John Pavlik, Shawn McIntosh
Published by Oxford University Press
College/University
Communication, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

 

CPA Canada Learning Library
By Jennifer Reed
Published by Self-Published
College/University
Accounting, Business, Economics

 

Darby & Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice, 6th edition
By Jennifer A. Pieren, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Life Sciences

 

Human Trafficking: Applying Research, Theory, and Case Studies for Social Workers and the Helping Professions, 2nd edition
By Noel Busch-Armendariz, Maura Nsonwu, Laurie Cook Hefron
Published by Cognella Academic Publishing
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Introduction to Food Engineering, 6th edition
By R. Paul Singh, Dennis R. Heldman, Ferruh Erdogdu
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Computer Science, Engineering

 

Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques, 8th edition
By Mark E. Young
Published by Pearson
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Neumann’s Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, 4th edition
By Donald A. Neumann
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Life Sciences

 

Organic Chemistry. An Acid-Base Approach, 3rd edition
By Michael B. Smith
Published by CRC Press (Taylor and Francis)
College/University
Physical Sciences

 

Organic Synthesis, 5th edition
By Michael Smith
Published by Elsevier
College/University
Physical Sciences

 

Principles of Social Psychology, 3rd edition
By Charles Stangor, Sue Frantz
Published by FlatWorld
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Psychology: The Human Puzzle, 4th edition
By Guy Lefrancois
Published by The University of Arizona Global Campus
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences

 

Secure Data Structures and Algorithms with C++: Walls and Mirrors, 8th edition
By Frank M. Carrano, Timothy M. Henry
Published by Pearson
College/University
Computer Science, Engineering

 

Social Problems: Sociology in Action, 2nd edition
By Maxine P. Atkinson, Kathleen Odell Korgen
Published by Sage Publishing
College/University
Humanities, Education, Social Sciences